The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-22

being shown. witness said twas same
kind only clearer glass. Saw my
child pick it up from off box at the
head of Emma Robinson. Ny child
gave the bottle to Mrs Fell the next
Saturday, the day the goods of de-
ceased were sold. Mr. Fell lived on
Long alley near Pickenpaugh's store.
Don't know where she now lives.
Have seen whisky just the color of
that in the bottle my little girl
found. Mrs. Holland, Mrs. Reed,
Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Harris were
there. Mrs. Reed washed clothes
Monday after murder at the woman 5
house.
Cross Examination-Don know
what kind of dog-medium sized,
though. Have seen him and heard
him bark and knew his voice. Had
never heard the two dogs bark to-
gether Never heard these two dogs
fighting. Had not heard the dogs
barking before My husband came
home. / live below Hollands house.
Mr.. Cox and Amos Harris live be
tween Robinson house and the
bridge Have seen Amos Harris
carry victuals to Emma Robinson in
Feb. or March. Think my husband
came down the river
In chief-'Twas in the afternoon
| saw the bottle by the chimney side.
Cross eXamination.-No, sir, | did
not say before the coroner that
Mrs. Holland and | threw the spread
over her and then gave the alarm
The bottle was found before she was
lifted from the floor, in the afternoon.
Other bottles were upon the shelves
for vinegar, milk dc. The dogs
were fighting as if they had hold Of
some one, and not fighting each 9TH
er. Hollands house that they oecu-
py is a few feet nearer than mine. l
could tell they were not fighting
each other from the sound. | never
heard them bark at people. Have
heard them bark.
In chief thought there was
something unusual wrong; had
never heard the dogs take on so since
/ lived there.
Cross examination.-Don know
if she stopped at her home as she
went to town. She left my house
about lamp lighting. Could not see
any light in her house. Am positive
twas Friday night
! Second witness, Mrs. Jennie Hol-
land: Live 20 or 80 yards from
where the woman was killed. We
occupy middle room of our house.
Room next to Robinson house is not
slept in. Don't remember when she
was killed, only that it was Friday
night. She got water at our well.
Twas or 5 o'clock she came for
water that day. Next time ! saw
her she was dead. Was after break
fast. Mrs. Thompson called me,
| The door was on the jar. Thought
at first she was not dead. There
was some carpet against the door.
Some one put her hand in and push
ed away the carpet. She vas on the
fat of her back, feet next door, head
from door In the kitchen was where
she laid. Her clothes were up
around her waist. Her apron was
folded. All her clothes were up
over her. Got frightened and left.
The skin was rubbed on her elbows,
hips and heels. Looked like she
had been in scuflle. Doctor was
not there when | saw her. Sent Ed.
MILAN after Doctor. Saw mark
over right eye as if some one had hit
her. Print of finger nails were on
her throat as if some one had choked
her. Before Doctor came threw
spread over her. Mrs. Fell had bot
tie and said would do for an oil bot
tie. Bottle being shown witness)
Twas that shape. Do not know if
twere same day or not. Did not see
Mrs. Fell get the bottle. She, Mrs
Fell, was standing outside the house.
Don't tend the stable. Her limbs
were not so very close together
They were straight, her hand was
crooked
Cross examination-Saw door on
the jar. Saw Mrs. Fell have the
bottle Heard her say she would
take the bottle.
Third witness, A. j. Thompson,
husband of Mrs. Alice Thompson ::
Marked with pencil in the almanac
9th of May. Don't remember moon,
but was not very dark. Believe it
rained early in the evening, and
think it rained about 8 o'clock. l
was attending trot line below bridge
and a little above the Robinson
house. just 10 O'Clock when | got
home. Heard college bell strike 10
and when went in my house heard
my clock strike TO- No dogs barked
before l got home. Had hardly got
into bed until dogs barked. Heard
some one make a noise. Twas not
over a minute until | heard some one
following to the dogs to get away"
or "get out" Sounds was at end of
lane GO feet from Robinson house.
After that / heard some rafting or
humping noise, also noise like some
one in distress, a howl of q half
grown boy, 1880 then. ! don't
know if Amos whipped his boy. l
did not hear any bark after 1920.
l thought the dog had hold of some
one Saw her after she was dead.
Came up the lane. Left skiff fasten-
ed below Mrs. Swisher's.
Cross examination-I mean there
was more humping and more unus-
ual noise of the dogs. When her
house was molested before, there was
ice on the river; twas before Christ
mas.
Fourth witness, Mr.. Jacobs, JUS
tice: / saw her. Was coroner. Saw
her about o'clock or TO- Twas
between these hours. She was on
her back, on the floor, in first room,
feet to door, head back from the
door, little obliquely, face to the
left. Her person was exposed. Her
clothes lay across her near the waist !;
were rolled up, all but her drawers.
One side of the drawers was. torn
and hung down at the ankle; leg
nakad Waist-hand torn or drawer